Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack - First Love (1939) DVD5 - Robert Stack, Helen Parrish [DDR]

First Love is a 1939 American musical film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. Based on the fairy tale Cinderella, the film is about an orphan who is sent to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. Her life is made difficult by her snobby cousin who arranges that she stay home while the rest of the family attends a major social ball. With the help of her uncle, she makes it to the ball, where she meets and falls in love with her cousin's boyfriend. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Music.

    CAST:-
    Deanna Durbin as Constance (Connie) Harding
    Robert Stack as Ted Drake
    Eugene Pallette as James F. Clinton
    Helen Parrish as Barbara Clinton
    Lewis Howard as Walter Clinton
    Leatrice Joy as Grace Shute Clinton
    June Storey as Wilma van Everett
    Frank Jenks as Mike the Cop
    Kathleen Howard as Miss Wiggins
    Thurston Hall as Anthony Drake
    Marcia Mae Jones as Marcia Parker
    Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. Parker
    Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Parker
    Charles Coleman as George, Clinton's Butler
    Jack Mulhall as Terry
    Mary Treen as Agnes, Barbara's Maid
    Dorothy Vaughan as Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid
    Lucille Ward as Clinton's Cook

Directed by Henry Koster
Produced by Henry Koster, Joe Pasternak
Running time 84 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW:- First Love (1939)
Constance Harding is an unhappy orphan who will soon graduate from Miss Wiggins' school for girls. Her only real relatives are members from the James Clinton family, but they show little interest in the teenager. She is brought to New York by one of their butlers, where she moves in with a bunch of snobs. The upperclass people are not impressed with her, but Connie is able to befriend the servants.

One afternoon, her cousin Barbara Clinton orders Connie to stop Ted Drake from going riding without her. Connie tries the best she can, which results into embarrassing herself. She has secretly fallen in love with him and is full with joy when she learns the Drake family is organizing a ball. The servants raise money to buy her a fashionable dress. However, Barbara spreads a lie and Connie is eventually prohibited from attending the ball.

Connie is heartbroken, until the servants arrange a limousine she can use until midnight. At the ball, everyone is impressed with her singing talents. Ted notices her and tries to charm her. They eventually kiss, when Connie realizes it is midnight. She runs off, but accidentally leaves one of her slippers behind. Ted finds the slipper and tries to locate the owner.

Meanwhile, Barbara has found out Connie was at the ball. Infuriated, she tries to break Connie's confidence and fires all the servants. The next day, Connie is missing as well. She returns to Miss Wiggins' school in the hope of becoming a music teacher. Ted follows her and they reunite in the end.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 4999 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec:  AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams:  2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 84 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 84 mins